Method, system and apparatus for dynamic registry of books and for modeling real-time market demand for books within academic sectors

ABSTRACT

A system provides a connection between education administration, particularly as such administration assigns or selects books, and the marketing and use of those books. Such marketing and use of those books and information related to those books can include, without limitation, consumer product information, the publishing industry and specifically book publishing, and market analysis, analysis of data, markets, demand and supply chain and inventory management.

This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 13/562,914(U.S. Pat. No. 8,548,993), filed Jul. 31, 2012, which is a continuationof Ser. No. 11/845,325 (U.S. Pat. No. 8,260,776), filed Aug. 27, 2007,which claims the benefit of Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/840,622filed Aug. 28, 2006, the contents of which are incorporated by referenceherein.

CLAIM OF PRIORITY

This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S.Provisional Application No. 60/840,622 filed Aug. 28, 2006.

FIELD OF INVENTION

This invention relates to education administration such as public andprivate elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, literacy,learning environments, combinations thereof or the like. The inventionrelates more particularly to the provision of a connection betweeneducation administration in relation to books, which the administrationassigns or selects, and the marketing and use of those books andinformation related to those books, which can include, withoutlimitation, consumer product information, the publishing industry andspecifically book publishing, and market analysis, analysis of data,markets, demand and supply chain and inventory management.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Every year state and local education agencies establish and promotereading assignments such as particular book assignments, summerassignments and associated summer reading requirements. These readingbased assignments are endorsed for a variety of reasons such ascombating summer learning loss, parental involvement initiatives or inresponse to public laws most notably the No Child Left Behind Act of2001. Often, the reading assignments are planned in conjunction withclassroom assignments scheduled for an academic time period (e.g., forclasses the following academic year or semester). Moreover, it can bethe case that students' fulfillment of these assignments (e.g., summerreading assignments) and students' readiness to discuss theseassignments may not be optional. School administrators are experiencingincreased pressure to “show” results of improved achievement. Thesepressures have transferred to educators, elementary and secondary schoolstudents and their parents and/or guardians. The education ecology hasrapidly changed yet the resources and tools that support those involvedto keep pace with those changes have been slower to evolve.

There are numerous inefficiencies within administrative systems tocommunicate requirements and guidance to members of the community. Thereare also numerous difficulties and obstacles members of the communityencounter when attempting to respond to announced reading requirements.

One example has to do with a student and parent attempting to locate arequired book. Ideally they may visit their local bookstore andimmediately locate and purchase the required book. On many occasions,instead, the student and parent travel from bookstore to bookstore insearch of a title for which 19 other classmates are in pursuit. Thelocal bookstore's manager may be confronted with 15 disappointedconsumers because the bookstore only had 5 copies of the required bookin stock yet 20 students needed that particular book. The localbookstore may have lost those sales and perhaps future customers.

Further along the book supply chain, the distributor and publisher maybe looking toward historic sales data to plan which books to produce anddistribute, yet now many school districts are assigning, in addition torequired books, a requirement that students read an additional book froma menu of selected titles. Traditional historic sales data would be usedto forecast and manage inventory. Schools are doing business differentlynow which becomes disruptive to traditional business planning anddecision making.

In addition, parents need tools that will assist them in making informeddecisions regarding reading requirements and guidance and schools needtools that relieve administrative burden in effectively communicating,sharing information and knowledge with its immediate constituents(students, parents, faculty, staff and administrators) as well as thecommunity at large such as bookstores, distributors and publishers whoprovide support for education in both direct and indirect ways.

Accordingly, there is a need for a method, system and apparatus thatserves as a centralized clearinghouse that can efficiently collect,aggregate, process, recombine, present and disseminate in contextuallyappropriate forms, real-time information about books associated withcurriculum requirements and guidance of education administrators such aspublic and private elementary, secondary and post secondary schools.

Thus, according to one aspect of the invention, a system is provided toremedy the difficulties, obstacles and inefficiencies encountered byseveral constituencies in need and/or pursuit of: data and contextualinformation; access to products, services and resources; information andknowledge sharing; conducting public policy and consumer research;development and administration of public policy; and, conducting trade,loan and commerce of products, services and resources as it relates tobooks associated with curriculum requirements and guidance of schools.

There are several additional or alternative aspect and/or advantages ofthis invention including:

a. providing delivery of a dynamic registry of books associated withcurriculum requirements and guidance of schools for the benefit of thegeneral public.

b. to provide the delivery of a dynamic registry of books associatedwith curriculum requirements and guidance of schools for the benefit ofthe businesses that would have a need or interest in this information.

c. to provide real-time market demand data for books.

d. to provide projected market demand data for books.

e. to provide historical market trend data related to books.

f. to provide consumer products information and serve as a consumerproducts information resource.

g. to serve as an education administration tool and resource.

h. to serve as a public education resource.

i. to provide a method, system and apparatus of promotion, sale anddistribution of books and related information, products, services andresources.

j. to serve as a customer service management tool for businessenterprises.

k. to serve as a supply chain management tool for business enterprises.

l. to serve as an inventory management tool for business enterprises.

m. to serve as a demand modeling tool for business enterprises.

n. to serve as a market analysis tool.

o. to serve as a research tool.

p. to serve as a dynamic registry of books.

q. to provide a method, system and apparatus for delivering the objectsdescribed above.

r. to provide a method, system and apparatus for modeling real-time,projected and historical market demand for books within the U.S. andinternational academic sectors.

s. to provide a method system and apparatus for modeling educationachievement data.

Of course none of these aspects and/or advantages are necessarilyrequired of the present invention unless otherwise stated. Furtherobjects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of theensuing description and drawings.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a method, system and apparatus for thedevelopment, maintenance and delivery of a dynamic registry of books,related content and data associated with curriculum requirements andguidance of public and private elementary, secondary and post secondaryschools in the United States, including, for example, U.S. Department ofDefense and the Bureau of Indian Affairs elementary and secondaryschools, and similarly situated schools in foreign countries.Additionally or alternatively, this invention can provide a method,system and apparatus for modeling contextually appropriate real-time,projected and historical market demand for books within the U.S. andinternational academic sectors.

The constituencies most likely to find relief and use in this inventioncan include any combination of the following: educators; students;parents and guardians of elementary and secondary school students;librarians affiliated with public and private libraries; the publishingindustry at large and in particular book publishers, authors,booksellers and distributors; federal, state and local policy makers;researchers in the areas of public policy, sociology and consumermarketing; and the general public who have an interest in books andrelated content.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Some preferred embodiments of the invention, including the best modecontemplated of carrying out and using the invention, will now bedescribed in detail. Provided here is a list of the attached drawingsrelated to the preferred embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 1 is an overview of the steps involved in carrying out the methodof development of the dynamic registry of books and system for modelingregistry data as well as the delivery and use of the book registry andsystem.

FIG. 2 is an overview of the system platform.

FIG. 3 is a table of the datasets that comprise the system's maindatabase.

FIG. 4 is a table of the datasets that comprise the system's bookinformation database.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The present invention relates to a computer implemented system thatprovides new mechanisms of information and knowledge sharing as itrelates to books associated with curriculum requirements and guidance ofpublic and private elementary, secondary and post secondary schools inthe United States, including, for example U.S. Department of Defense andthe Bureau of Indian Affairs elementary and secondary schools, andsimilarly situated schools in the United States or foreign countries.Simultaneously, the present invention relates to modeling real-time,projected and historical market demand for books within the U.S. andinternational academic sectors that are in formats contextuallyappropriate for a diverse audience of users. The present invention alsorelates the method of development, maintenance and delivery of theinvented computer implemented system and resultant products.

Described here is the preferred embodiment of the method and system ofthe invention with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4.

FIG. 1 shows an overview of the steps involved in carrying out themethod of development, delivery and use of the dynamic registry of booksand system for modeling registry data. FIG. 2 shows an overview of thesystem platform (system). FIG. 3 shows the datasets that comprise thesystem's main database. FIG. 4 shows the datasets that comprise thesystem's book information database.

Referring to FIG. 1, in a preferred embodiment such as that shown in thedrawing, the invention system platform (system) is constructed andoperational 100. FIG. 2 shows an overview of the preferred embodiment ofthe system.

Referring to FIG. 2, the system is comprised of a system platformprocessor 350 which is the hub of the system and where all componentsand processing are connected and managed. Specific components of thesystem are the user interface 150 which connects to the system processorvia the internet 250 or other digital transfer medium such a wireless(e.g., wireless phones). The system platform processor 350 also connectsto the internet 250 and such connection can be separate and apart fromthe connection with the user interface 150. The system databases alsoconnect through the system platform processor 350. System databasesinclude the main database 450, the book information database 550, thebook list database 650 and the registered user profile database 750. Anelectronic notification (RSS)/email server 850 is another component ofthe system and typically connects through the system platform processor350. The system management interface 950 can connect directly to thesystem platform processor 350.

Referring to FIG. 3, the main database 450 is comprised of threecategories of data. The first category is school and school districtdescriptive data 453 which includes databases containing descriptiveinformation about schools such as public and private elementary,secondary and post secondary school. The information of these databasescan be, at least in part, obtained from publicly available data productsthat are compiled by or on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education.Other data that can be included in the school district descriptive datacategory 453 are learning assessment datasets which are publiclyavailable from state department of education agencies. The secondcategory of data in the main database 450 the library descriptivedatasets 455 which are publicly available databases that containdescriptive information about libraries. These databases are compiled byor on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education. The third category ofdatasets in the main database 450 is the geographic and demographicdescriptive datasets 457 that profile U.S. populations within thecontext of geography. The information that comprises the geographic anddemographic descriptive datasets 457 are publicly available from theU.S. Postal Service and U.S. Census Bureau.

Referring to FIG. 4, the book information database 550 is comprised ofsix datasets. The first dataset is the International Standard BookNumbers (ISBN) Database 551. The second dataset is a directory ofpublishers 553. The third dataset is a database of publishers'catalogues 555. The fourth dataset is a directory of booksellers 556.The fifth dataset is a multimedia database 557. The sixth dataset is adirectory of media channels 559.

Referring to FIG. 1, school defines booklist 200. The school or agentthen accesses the system 300 through the user interface 150 (FIG. 2).The school or agent enters book list into the system 400 through theuser interface 150 (FIG. 2). Through the user interface 150 (FIG. 2),the school or agent then updates the system with the booklist 500. Next,the school or agent activates the booklist for public access 600. Theusers are notified the booklist is available for viewing and use 700.Users access system 800 through the user interface 150 (FIG. 2). Usersuse system 900 through the user interface 150 (FIG. 2).

In operation, described here is the preferred embodiment of the methodand system of the invention with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4 as itis in operation.

FIG. 1 shows a simplified overview of the steps involved in carrying outthe method of development, delivery and use of the dynamic registry ofbooks and system for modeling registry data. FIG. 2 shows an overview ofthe system platform. FIG. 3 shows the datasets that comprise thesystem's main database. FIG. 4 shows the datasets that comprise thesystem's book information database.

Referring to FIG. 1, in a preferred embodiment such as that shown in thedrawing, the invention system platform (system) is constructed andoperational 100. Referring to FIG. 2, the system is comprised of asystem platform processor 350 which is the hub of the system and whereall components and processing are preferably connected and managed. Acomputer program manages the data input, processing, storage and output.The computer program manages the relational aspects of and among thesystem databases: the main database 450 (FIG. 2,3), the book informationdatabase 550 (FIG. 2,4), the book list database 650 and the registereduser profile database 750. The computer program manages the messagingcapabilities such as notification to users 700 (FIG. 1) and email viathe RSS/Mail Server 850. The computer program enables the systemprocessor to access the internet 250 to conduct search queries, gatherand aggregate information and perform other computing routines. Thecomputer program collects booklist data as it is entered by the schoolor agent 400 (FIG. 1) via the user interface 150 and then upon theschool or agent updating the system with the booklist 500 (FIG. 1) thecomputer program updates the booklist to the booklist database 650. Whenthe school or agent activates the booklist for public access 600(FIG. 1) the computer program releases the information so that it willbe displayed on the user interface 150 when a user accesses the system800 (FIG. 1) and uses the system 900 (FIG. 1) where the informationwould be relevant and contextually appropriate for that particular user.

Still referring to FIG. 1, system platform constructed and operationalfor data entry and use 100, the main database 450 (FIG. 2,3) and thebook information database 550 (FIG. 2,4) are assembled. The componentsof each of these databases are updated by its author at regularintervals and so as new versions of the component databases arereleased, each new version is used to update the main database 450 (FIG.2,3) and the book information database 550 (FIG. 2,4). The booklistdatabase 650 (FIG. 2) is a repository of data that contains a schoolidentification field, an ISBN field, fields that collect whether thebook is required or optional, a notes field and facility for documentsto be uploaded in pdf form, xml, html or other formats. When anadministrator (e.g. a school or agent) enters the booklist into thesystem 400 via the user interface 150 (FIG. 2) then enters the followingdata: the book's ISBN, indicates if the book is required or optional,notes related to the book and uploads any document that providesspecific instruction with regard to the book and assignment. These itemsare cached and/or stored as drafts in the system processor 350 (FIG. 2)until the school or agent updates the system with the booklist 500 atwhich time the system processor updates the booklist database 650 (FIG.2) with the information imputed and tags the data with the school'sidentification information matched from the main database 450 (FIG. 2,3). The registered user profile database 750 (FIG. 2) facilitates a wayfor the system to recognize users that have particular functionalityaccess to the system. For example, schools or agents who manage theinput of booklists into the system will need to be identified as theadministrator authorized by the school agency to manage its list in thesystem. The administrator will enter a user name and password into theuser interface 150 (FIG. 2) to gain access to the system 300. The username and password will be processed by the system platform processor 350(FIG. 2). The system platform processor 350 (FIG. 2) will access themain database 450 (FIG. 2) and populate the user interface 150 (FIG. 2)with the corresponding school identification information. The schoolinformation and booklist details are bundled and updated to the booklistdatabase 650 (FIG. 2) when the school or agent updates the system withthe booklist 500—either in this same session or in a later session theschool or agent activates the booklist for public access 600. When thesystem is updated, users are notified the booklist is available forviewing and use 700 via a message sent by the RSS/mail server 850 (FIG.2). If users are registered to receive a notification when a particularschool or group of schools have updated information (e.g., booklists) tothe system, those users would receive an RSS notification and link tothe booklist.

Referring to FIG. 2, the system may reside as a stand alone entity orintegrated within a website. The user interface 150 allows users toenter and access booklists and related data and information. Access tobooklist and related data utilizing the user interface 150 is possiblewithout being a registered user. Schools and agents who access thesystem 300 (FIG. 1) to enter booklist data 400 (FIG. 1) or updatebooklist data 500 (FIG. 1) must be registered users as described above.If users wish to be notified a booklist is available 700 (FIG. 1) a“casual” registration level is required where the user would registertheir email address in a prompt field on the user interface 150.

Referring to FIG. 1, users use system 900. Enterprise users who wish touse the system data in relation to market analysis, inventorymanagement, research and other modeling of system data will need a userregistration similar to that of a school or agent.

It will be understood that the present invention is most likely acomputerized system. For operating the system, the system platform willinclude one or more computer readable digital mediums such as computerhard drives or the like having programming for carrying out the transferof data for the system. Moreover, the users, administrators, businessesand the like will be able to access the systems using computerizedsystems such as personal computers which will typically include visualdisplays that allow for interaction with the system.

The one or more computer readable mediums can include programming forretrieval of booklist data, programming for storing the booklist data,programming for notifying system users of the booklist data, programmingfor searching the booklist data or any combination thereof. Theprogramming for retrieval of the booklist data can provide for entry ofthe booklist data into one or more fields by an administrator. Theadministrator is typically a school or agent thereof but could be any ofthe other entities (e.g., individuals) discussed herein unless otherwisespecifically stated. The one or more fields can include an administratoridentification field, an ISBN field, a field that indicates whether abook is required or optional, a notes field, a field indicatinggeography data related to the administrator or any combination thereof.In one embodiment, the administrator may be required to enter a username and password to gain authorization to enter booklist data. Thesystem may also provide for display of an administrator visual promptupon a screen of a computer allowing the administrator to enter thebooklist data into the one or more fields. The programming for storingthe booklist data will typically provide for uploading of the booklistdata to a booklist database. When present, the programming for notifyingsystem users of the booklist data will typically be capable ofinitiating the sending messages to system users upon uploading of thebooklist data to the booklist database. The system platform can includeprogramming for providing for availability of the booklist data tosystem users on visual displays. Further, the programming for searchingthe booklist data may be capable of providing a visual prompt upon avisual display that allows for searching through search criteriaindicative of the one or more fields. The system platform can alsoinclude programming that links books listed with the booklist data toinformation related to those books, such information including authorinformation and book reviews.

It is also contemplated that the system and particularly the systemplatform processor 350 (FIG. 2) can provide the utility (e.g., beprogrammed) to automatically generate and execute search queries withinand among the various datasets described on FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 and theinternet 250 (FIG. 2). Further, the system platform processor 350 (FIG.2) can also provide the utility (e.g., be programmed) for users andadministrators to manually generate and execute search queries withinand among the various datasets described on FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 and theinternet 250 (FIG. 2). Results of search queries are typically visuallydisplayed on either the user interface 150 (FIG. 2) or the SystemManagement Interface 950 (FIG. 2).

Examples of Search Results

Such searching can provide a variety of results. It can provide forresults that present information related to book availability from avariety of distribution channels based on geography relative to the userwould be generated from a search query that combines book informationsuch as the ISBN found in the book list database 650 (FIG. 2),geographic information 457 (FIG. 3), library datasets 455 (FIG. 3) andthe internet 250 (FIG. 2). As another example, searching can provideresults that present information related to the books listed on abooklist such as author information, reviews, audio, video, multimediainformation and resources contextually related to the books topic,author, text and other criteria, news articles and resources frompublishers, other media and more would be generated from a search querythat combines ISBN data found in the book list database 650 (FIG. 2),ISBN data and metadata associated with the book found in the bookinformation database 550 (FIG. 2, 4), geographic data 457 (FIG. 3) andthe internet 250 (FIG. 2). As yet another example, searching can providefor results that present information related to other users who havebeen assigned similar books would be generated from a search query thatcombines data from the main database 450 (FIG. 2), book list database650 (FIG. 2) and registered user profile database 750 (FIG. 2). As yetanother example, searching can provide for results that presentinformation related to achievement scores for further analysis todetermine how certain books used in teaching affect achievement would begenerated from a query that combines data from book list database 650(FIG. 2), registered user profile database 750 (FIG. 2), school anddistrict datasets 453 (FIG. 3). As still another example, searching canprovide for results that present information related to modeling demandfor books and the results can be generated from a search query thatcombines student population data and geographic data found in the maindatabase 450 (FIG. 2), book information database 550 (FIG. 2,4) booklist data found in the book list database 650 (FIG. 2), and registereduser profile database 750 (FIG. 2).

Moreover, enterprise users would be able to view results from differentperspectives based on geography, book title, author, publisher and othercriteria. Enterprise users would also be able to link data via theinternet 250 (FIG. 2) and process with their own proprietary inventory,production and distribution data. Enterprise users would also be able toexport results from search queries to be used outside of the system.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been disclosed. Aperson of ordinary skill in the art would realize however, that certainmodifications would come within the teachings of this invention.Therefore, the following claims should be studied to determine the truescope and content of the invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A system for the dynamic registry of curriculumcontent, comprising: a main database comprised of the followingcategories of data: i) school and school district descriptive datasets;ii) state assessment datasets; iii) achievement score datasets; iv)library descriptive datasets; and v) geographic and demographicdescriptive datasets; a system platform in role of proxy foradministrator programmed to automatically manage the data input,processing, storage, and output, manage the relational aspects of andamong the datasets, and generate and execute search queries within andamong the datasets and the internet having one or more computer readablemediums that include programming for retrieval of book and othercurriculum content data, programming for storing of the book and othercurriculum content data, programming for notifying system users of thebook and other curriculum content data, and programming for searchingthe book and other curriculum content data, or a combination thereof;wherein the system platform includes a system platform processor as thesystem hub; wherein the system platform includes a user interfacethrough which: i) a computer program manages entry of the book and othercurriculum content data into the system, including the following data:a) books' ISBN numbers; b) notes related to books, book specificinformation, and content and data associated with curriculumrequirements and guidance; ii) the computer program updates the systemwith the book and other curriculum content data; and iii) the computerprogram activates the book and other curriculum content data for publicaccess; a search function that provides results that present informationrelated to achievement score data to determine how certain curriculumcontent used in teaching affects achievement, generated from a querythat combines achievement score datasets, book and other curriculumcontent datasets, and school and school district descriptive datasets.2. The system of claim 1, wherein: i) the programming for retrieval ofthe book and other curriculum content data provides for entry of thebook and other curriculum content data into one or more fields by acomputer program that is enabled by the system platform processor toaccess the internet to conduct search queries and gather and aggregateinformation; ii) the programming for storing of the book and othercurriculum content data provides for uploading of the book and othercurriculum content data to a book and other curriculum content database;iii) the programming for notifying system users of the book and othercurriculum content data sends messages to system users upon uploading ofthe book and other curriculum content data to the book and othercurriculum content database; and iv) the programming for searching thebook and other curriculum content data includes a public search functionthat provides curriculum content selection data by institution, studentpopulation data and geographic data, to generate curriculum contentdemand data.
 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interfaceconnects to the system platform via the internet.
 4. The system of claim1, wherein the user interface connects to the system platform via awireless medium.
 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the system resides asa stand-alone entity.
 6. The system of claim 2, wherein the computerprogram manages the messaging capabilities such as notification to usersand email via the RSS/Mail Server
 850. 7. The system of claim 6, whereinthe notifications to users are accessed via a wireless medium.
 8. Thesystem of claim 1, wherein the system platform includes a user interfacefor generating curriculum content demand data using the book and othercurriculum content data, book selection data by institution, geographicdata, and student population data via a wireless medium.
 9. The systemof claim 1, wherein the system platform facilitates use of the userinterface to link data via the internet and process a user's proprietaryinventory, production and distribution data.
 10. The system of claim 1,wherein the book and other curriculum content data originates from aschool.
 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the book and other curriculumcontent data originates from individual users who access the system. 12.A system the dynamic registry of curriculum content, comprising: a maindatabase comprised of the following categories of data: i) school andschool district descriptive datasets; ii) state assessment datasets;iii) achievement score datasets; iv) library descriptive datasets; andv) geographic and demographic descriptive datasets; a system platform inrole of proxy for administrator programmed to automatically manage thedata input, processing, storage, and output, manage the relationalaspects of and among the datasets, and generate and execute searchqueries within and among the datasets and the internet having one ormore computer readable mediums that include programming for retrieval ofbook and other curriculum content data, programming for storing of thebook and other curriculum content data, programming for notifying systemusers of the book and other curriculum content data, and programming forsearching the book and other curriculum content data; wherein the systemplatform includes a system platform processor as the system hub;wherein: i) the programming for retrieval of the book and othercurriculum content data provides for entry of the book and othercurriculum content data into one or more fields by a computer programthat is enabled by the system platform processor to access the internetto conduct search queries and gather and aggregate information; ii) theprogramming for storing of the book and other curriculum content dataprovides for uploading of the book and other curriculum content data toa book and other curriculum content database; iii) the programming fornotifying system users of the book and other curriculum content datasends messages to system users upon uploading of the book and othercurriculum content data to the book and other curriculum contentdatabase; and iv) the programming for searching the book and othercurriculum content data includes a public search function that providescurriculum content selection data by institution, student populationdata and geographic data, to generate curriculum content demand data;wherein the system platform includes a user interface through which: i)the computer program manages entry of the book and other curriculumcontent data into the system, including the following data: a) books'ISBN numbers; b) notes related to books, book specific information, andcontent and data associated with curriculum requirements and guidance;ii) the computer program updates the system with the book and othercurriculum content data; and iii) the computer program activates thebook and other curriculum content data for public access; a searchfunction that provides results that present information related toachievement score data to determine how certain curriculum content usedin teaching affects achievement, generated from a query that combinesachievement score datasets, book and other curriculum content datasets,and school and school district descriptive datasets.
 13. The system ofclaim 12, wherein the user interface connects to the system platform viathe internet.
 14. The system of claim 12, wherein the user interfaceconnects to the system platform via a wireless medium.
 15. The system ofclaim 12, wherein the system resides as a stand-alone entity.
 16. Thesystem of claim 12, wherein the computer program manages the messagingcapabilities such as notification to users and email via the RSS/MailServer
 850. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the notifications tousers are accessed via a wireless medium.
 18. The system of claim 12,wherein the system platform includes a user interface for generatingcurriculum content demand data using the book and other curriculumcontent data, book selection data by institution, geographic data andstudent population data via a wireless medium.
 19. The system of claim12, wherein the system platform facilitates use of the user interface tolink data via the internet and process a user's proprietary inventory,production, and distribution data.
 20. The system of claim 12, whereinthe book and other curriculum content data originates from individualusers who access the system.